Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) CEO Olivier Pomel Sells 84,698 Shares

Datadog, Inc. (NASDAQ:DDOG) CEO Olivier Pomel sold 84,698 shares of Datadog stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $223.58, for a total transaction of $18,936,778.84. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 750,981 shares in the company, valued at approximately $167,904,331.98. This trade represents a 10.14% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Olivier Pomel also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, May 11th, Olivier Pomel sold 127,141 shares of Datadog stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $199.84, for a total transaction of $25,407,857.44.
• On Thursday, April 9th, Olivier Pomel sold 42,443 shares of Datadog stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $111.14, for a total transaction of $4,717,115.02.
• On Monday, March 16th, Olivier Pomel sold 42,443 shares of Datadog stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $126.80, for a total transaction of $5,381,772.40.
• On Monday, March 2nd, Olivier Pomel sold 68,922 shares of Datadog stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.54, for a total transaction of $7,618,637.88.

Datadog Trading Up 1.5%

Shares of DDOG opened at $225.24 on Friday. Datadog, Inc. has a 52-week low of $98.01 and a 52-week high of $235.00. The company has a quick ratio of 3.40, a current ratio of 3.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $151.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $142.34. The stock has a market cap of $80.18 billion, a PE ratio of 592.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 41.56 and a beta of 1.30.

Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.60 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $1.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $960.12 million. Datadog had a net margin of 3.69% and a return on equity of 4.83%. The company’s revenue was up 32.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.46 EPS. Datadog has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.360-2.440 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.570-0.590 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Datadog, Inc. will post 0.61 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Trending Headlines about Datadog

Here are the key news stories impacting Datadog this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America raised its price target on Datadog to $260 from $225, signaling more upside potential and helping reinforce bullish sentiment around the stock. Bank of America Issues Positive Forecast for Datadog (NASDAQ:DDOG) Stock Price
• Positive Sentiment: Datadog announced FedRAMP High certification for its observability and security platform, which expands its appeal in the government market and supports its security-focused growth story. Datadog and Carahsoft Announce Datadog’s Achievement of FedRAMP High Certification for Its Observability and Security Platform
• Positive Sentiment: Commentary from the Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference likely kept attention on Datadog’s AI and cloud observability momentum, which remains a key growth driver for investors. Datadog, Inc. (DDOG) Presents at Bernstein 42nd Annual Strategic Decisions Conference Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Datadog was highlighted in broader cybersecurity stock watchlists and growth-stock screens, which can help visibility but does not by itself change fundamentals. Buy 4 Cybersecurity Bigwigs for a Strong and Secure Portfolio in 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Goldman Sachs reportedly kept a Sell rating even while raising its target, reflecting that some analysts still view Datadog as expensive despite its strong growth profile. Is Datadog, Inc. (DDOG) Overvalued? Goldman Sachs Raises Target but Keeps Sell Rating
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO Olivier Pomel sold shares under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan; the sale is routine on paper, but insider selling can still create modest investor caution. Datadog CEO Olivier Pomel stock sale filing

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on DDOG shares. DA Davidson set a $250.00 price target on shares of Datadog in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on shares of Datadog from $200.00 to $220.00 in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on shares of Datadog from $121.00 to $139.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $225.00 price target on shares of Datadog in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Citizens Jmp raised shares of Datadog from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $225.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, forty have issued a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $219.69.

Institutional Trading of Datadog

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of DDOG. Brighton Jones LLC purchased a new stake in Datadog during the fourth quarter worth about $209,000. Bison Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Datadog during the fourth quarter worth about $228,000. Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in Datadog by 7.0% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,313 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,023,000 after purchasing an additional 672 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in Datadog by 17.6% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 769 shares of the company’s stock worth $76,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares during the period. Finally, Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Datadog during the second quarter worth about $509,000. 78.29% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Datadog Company Profile

Datadog (NASDAQ: DDOG) is a cloud-based monitoring and observability platform that helps organizations monitor, troubleshoot and secure their applications and infrastructure at scale. Its software-as-a-service offering collects and analyzes metrics, traces and logs from servers, containers, cloud services and applications to provide real-time visibility into system performance and health. Datadog’s platform is widely used by engineering, operations and security teams to reduce downtime, accelerate incident response and improve application reliability.

The company’s product suite includes infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring (APM), log management, real user monitoring (RUM), synthetic monitoring and network performance monitoring, along with security-focused products such as security monitoring and cloud SIEM.